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Re: A Columbine victim's parent's speech before Congress

Posted by John H on Thu Feb 19, 2004 06:26:19 PM

In reply top A Columbine victim's parent's speech before Congress posted by Karen on Thu Feb 19, 2004 04:52:08 PM

No Offense,

but one of the things I like about the WIX board is it rarely strays off topic. I never post off topic for that reason.
JH





:hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds
: of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my won
: derful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that
: heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died mus
: t not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers."
:
: "The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his
: brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the cl
: ub he used. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Ass
: ociation. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the
: murder could only be found in Cain's heart." "In the day
: s that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how
: quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the
: NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I
: do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defen
: d the NRA - because I don't believe
: that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Theref
: ore, I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I
: believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I w
: ould be their strongest opponent."
:
: "I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a
: tragedy-it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us
: to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame l
: ies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the
: pointing fingers of the accusers themselves.
:
: "I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my fee
: lings best. This was written way before I knew I would be
: speaking here today":
:
: Your laws ignore our deepest needs, Your words are empty a
: ir.
: You've stripped away our heritage, You've outlawed s
: imple prayer.
: Now gunshots fill our classrooms, And precious children d
: ie.
: You seek for answers everywhere, And ask the question
: "Why?"
: You regulate restrictive laws, Through legislative creed.
: And yet you fail to understand, That God is what we
: need!
:
: "Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of bo
: dy, soul, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a thir
: d part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil,
: prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritua
: l presences were present within
: our educational systems for most of our nation's history.
: Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries
: . This is a historical fact.
:
: What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to ho
: nor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and
: violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's tr
: agedy occurs - politicians immediately look for a scapegoa
: t such as the NRA. They immediately
: seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erod
: e away our personal and private liberties. We do not need
: more restrictive laws. "Eric and Dylan would not have bee
: n stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can st
: op someone who spends months
: planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies with
: in our own hearts. Political posturing and restrictive le
: gislation are not the answers. The young people of our na
: tion hold the key. There is a spiritual awakening taking p
: lace that will not be squelched! We do not need more
: religion. We do not need more gaudy television evangelists
: spewing out verbal religious garbage. We do not need more
: million dollar church buildings built while people with b
: asic needs are being ignored. We DO need a change of heart
: and a humble acknowledgment that
: this nation was founded on the principle of simple trust i
: n God!"
:
: "As my son Craig lay under that table in the school librar
:

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